Baldwinsville Police Department honors two officers

Provided photoVillage of Baldwinsville Mayor Joseph Saraceni (left) looks on as Police Chief Michael W. Lefancheck (right) congratulates Lt. Thomas J. LeRoy. LeRoy was honored for his work on the graffiti clean up and removal throughout the village.

Baldwinsville, NY – Two members of the village of Baldwinsville Police Department were presented with Police Administrator’s Special Recognition Award at the village board meeting Nov. 17.

LeRoy was honored for his work in removal and clean up of graffiti throughout the village in the spring and summer of 2011. Lefancheck said LeRoy took it upon himself to organize a graffiti clean up to coincide with Earth Day.

“This type of diligence is at the heart of the department’s ‘community service’ philosophy," Lefancheck said in a news release. "Lt. LeRoy was very deserving of such recognition."

Thibault was honored for his work in solving a number of felony investigations throughout the spring and summer of 2011.

Lefancheck said it was because of Thibault’s diligence that several burglary cases were solved. Thibault was the primary investigator on a violent hammer attack, where both suspects were arrested and sentenced to serve 25 years in state prison.